Talk:strength

RFV discussion: December 2020

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strength

Tagged by Schläsinger X yesterday, not listed:

“Wycliffe Bible and Chaucer are Middle English”

Sense:

(obsolete) To give strength to; to strengthen. [12th–17th c.]

• 1395, John Wycliffe, Bible, Job IV:

  Lo! thou hast tauȝt ful many men, and thou hast strengthid hondis maad feynt.

(Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

J3133 (talk) 09:13, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

• I've added some quotes. Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 05:13, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 21:22, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

trial of strength

A contest between two people, groups, or organizations to decide which is the stronger Backinstadiums (talk) 18:34, 23 July 2022 (UTC)